Coronation Street may have inadvertently revealed Joel Deering's connection to Lauren Bolton in a cryptic scene that aired eight months prior to her murder.
Joel was unveiled as Lauren's killer on Thursday night, with a flashback revealing the moment he violently attacked her with a wooden chair leg.
Hope Stape might have uncovered his secret when she discovered Lauren's missing necklace in Joel's car while cleaning it. A chilling scene showed Joel looking visibly distressed over this discovery, before the flashback of his attack on Lauren in her flat in February was shown.
Since then, Lauren has been missing, and Roy Cropper was charged with her murder. READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street fans divided as 'best reveal ever' finally identifies Lauren's killer As Roy was released and Nathan Curtis became the prime suspect, viewers finally learned that Joel was the real culprit.
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